Aussie Readers discussion

Well done Bronwyn!

Just finished book number 11 for this challenge. As I have so many Aussie authors on my TBR I will probably just keep going and going to work through my list. Books and those I've read are listed on message number 7. I'll list them all again when I reach number 12.

Well done Maggie!! :)

Julia wrote: "Well here I go! An Aussie in Toronto, Canada endeavouring to catch up on Oz literature through this challenge (some of the titles are also on my TBR shelf). I am hoping the TPL has most of these ti..."

Coming into this challenge a bit late but I have already read 3 few Aussie books this year by various authors. A Canterbury Crime by Brian Kavanagh, then 10 Short Stories You Must Read This Year by assorted Aussie authors, and most recently The Secret of the Lonely Isles by Joanne van Os.

I have three coming up in the next few months as I have earmarked them for the Winter Challenge, so will make the MATILDA Level (Read and review 6 books by at least 4 different Australian authors) for sure will then aim to see if I can reach TRUE BLUE Level as I am sure I am sure I will find more by the end of the year :)

Sounds good Sally! It's amazing how you easily read an Aussie author, without realizing it sometimes! I'm sure you'll have no trouble reaching TRUE BLUE by the end of the year!

Hello everyone, I feel I am well under way to achieving the TRUE BLUE level, even 'though it is quite difficult to find some Aussie authors here in Toronto, Canada. For example,I was hoping to buy "Feathers for Phoebe" for my grand-daughter but even amazon doesn't sell it.

Fantastic Julia...that is amazing! Did you try Book Depository for Feathers For Phoebe? Good luck with that :)

Booktopia has it..here's the link...

http://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep...

Book Depository carries it, but it is currently out of stock...
http://www.bookdepository.com/Feather...

Thanks Carmel:)

Thank you Brenda; I may have to go that route but I was hoping to get it from someone in the northern hemisphere. I tried England, Canada and the US; but imagine that it is an international copyright agreement issue.

Maybe BD in the US might have it then?? Tho with it being OOS in the UK, I guess it'd be the same at both of them...Good luck anyway!!

Thank you Brenda. I'll keep trying!

Currently reading Mice by Gordon Reece for this challenge.

Awesome challenge! I'll see what I end up with too. I'm in, even though I'm sort of 6 months late. Got a lot of catching up to do ;)

Good luck Ahm Deu!! It's a great challenge, and you should have time to do at least part of it! :)

Three additions to my list @ M.332,

Parrot and Olivier in America
Ten Thousand Acres : a love Story
Past the Shallows

I really liked the last book and recommend it.

What did you think of Parrot and Olivier in America? I'm wondering about that one..:)

Brenda wrote: "What did you think of Parrot and Olivier in America? I'm wondering about that one..:)"
I found it quite good, but 'longish'. There is great banter between the two characters, which I chuckled over at times. 3 stars from me.

Thanks Lesley...don't like trying to attempt the 'long' ones!! They cut into the time for reading shorter ones!! ;)

They sure do! Probably one of the reasons I liked Past the Shallows. It's a great little story, though not too happy. Interesting setting in a small fishing community off Tasmanian east coast.

Ooohh!! That sounds really good Lesley...I have just added it to Mt. TBR.. LOL

Two more to go!

1) The Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak (release in September)

2)Mice by Gordon Reece ★★★.5

3) Breath by Tim Winton ★★★★

4) Peeps by Scott Westerfeld ★★★★

5) Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden

6) So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld ★★★

Going well Jessica!!

I'll read it the day its released :)

:D I'd love to get it immediately too!!

Im so excited for it! He's been planning the book for over a decade now. I hope its magnificent. Im sure it will be!

I'm sure it will be too....he hasn't written anything that isn't fabulous!!!

AH...i forgot to add to this list...From High Heels to Handcuffs is an Aussie book :D I think this makes my 6th or 7th by different authors..hrrrmzzzzhhh!

HA!!! Well done Laura!!

I went for True Blue and I have made it and I still have 6 months to go - I wonder how many more books by Aussie author's I will read. Sometimes when I choose a book I don't even realize the author is Aussie. Thanks for the challenge.

1. 52 Waratah Avenue by Lynn Wilding - 5* audio - 13/02/11
2. Dancing with the Devil by Keri Arthur - 4* 17/02/11
3. Halo by Alexandra Ardenetto - 4* audio - 16/03/11
4. Wildflower Hill by Kimberley Freeman - 5* audio - 31/03/11
5. Dreamland by Tom Gilling - 4* audio 05/04/11
6.Tuscan Rose by Belinda Alexander - 4* audio 27/04/11
7. Idiot Pride by Matt Zerbo - 4* audio 29/04/11
8. The Lazy Girl's Guide to Losing Weight and Getting Fit by AJ Rochester - 4* audio 30/04/11
9. The Murrumbidgee Kid by Peter Yeldham - 4* audio 20/05/11
10. Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood - 5* audio 23/05/11
11. Bush Oranges by Kay Donovan - 3* star (for book club) - 26/05/11
12. To Love, Honour and Betray by Kathy Lette - 4* audio 26/05/11
13. Hearts in Darkness by Keri Arthur - 4* 05/06/11
14. Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood - 5* audio - 15/06/11

For book club I am going to read my first Tim Winton book , The Turning: Stories

Well done Bronwyn! That is awesome work...let us know how many more you read, just out of curiosity, won't you!!

Also, I'd love to know what you think of the Tim Winton you're reading for bookclub...thanks:)

Wow very nice job Bronwyn!!

I have made a new Challenge Directory for you to access the challenges as they happen... http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

I hadn't planned to enter this challenge, no real reason. Anyway today I realised I have read and reviewed a handful of Aussie Authors already this year so I may do well even without trying - I'll certainly reach Matilda level.

To date:
The Happy Life: The Search for Contentment in the Modern World by David Malouf
The Genesis Flaw by L.A. Larkin
Guantanamo: My Journey by David Hicks
The Unknown Terrorist: A Novel by Richard Flanagan
America with Subtitles by A.P. Riemer

Laura wrote: "I hadn't planned to enter this challenge, no real reason. Anyway today I realised I have read and reviewed a handful of Aussie Authors already this year so I may do well even without trying - I'll ..."

Well done Laura!! The 'Clayton's' challenge!!! ;)

Brenda wrote: "Laura wrote: "I hadn't planned to enter this challenge, no real reason. Anyway today I realised I have read and reviewed a handful of Aussie Authors already this year so I may do well even without ..."

Brenda - ya learn summtin new every day. I've lived in Aus since 1988 but never heard anything being referred to as "Claytons" before. Which sent me straight to my search engine and Wikipedia (what an amazing resource). I now have a new idiom to add to my repertoire.

Hahaha!! I wondered when I put that up there whether you were old enough to remember the 'Claytons' reference!!

Glad I could be of some assistance *in adding to your repertoire* LOL

I'm struggling compared to some, but I'm on track for True Blue.

Falling into Queensland (GR author - not yet released) 3 stars
Manhood 3 stars
DEAD ish (GR author) 3 stars
technically DEAD (GR author) 3 stars
The Last Stormlord 4 stars
Odalisque 3 stars
The Prodigal Mage 2 stars
Culture Crisis: Anthropology and Politics in Aboriginal Australia 3 stars
The Witches of Eileanan 3 stars (reread)

Can I include Dragon Bones: Two Years Beneath the Skin of a Himalayan Kingdom? I read it cover to cover at least twice this year, getting it ready for print. ;) I'm not game to read it again in case some typos got through.

Doing well Murray!! And yes, of course you can:)

Only just seen this so I'm going for Tourist Level.

Eumeralla - Secrets, Tragedy and Love

The Book Thief

The Turning: Stories

This looks like great fun.

Looks good Evelyn! I adored The Book Thief, hopefully you will too:)

I have finished my 12 books (TRUE BLUE LEVEL)....see message #2....I have a few more listed which I will probably read..at least some of them anyway, seeing as we have a few months of the year left!

Thanks Carmel...I am constantly amazed about the fact that I read so many Aussie authors...a lot of them I don't realize they're Aussie, so maybe I've read more;)

Brenda, I'm amazed. How many books have you read in total this year? I take it you don't exclusively read Aussies (though it's not like you'd run out of options).

Well done. You've set the bar pretty high, but I'm not losing my nerve :-)

This morning I reached Claytons Matilda Level


Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey
The Happy Life: The Search for Contentment in the Modern World by David Malouf
The Genesis Flaw by L.A. Larkin
Guantanamo: My Journey by David Hicks
The Unknown Terrorist: A Novel by Richard Flanagan
America with Subtitles by A.P. Riemer

6 months to go - who knows where I'll end up.

Carmel wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Thanks Carmel...I am constantly amazed about the fact that I read so many Aussie authors...a lot of them I don't realize they're Aussie, so maybe I've read more;)"

I should make s..."

I assume you mean they need to be a Goodreads Author, not just an author who has a profile on Goodreads and lives in Australia. (As an example of what I'm asking about, my profile says "Goodreads author profile" where Peter Carey's says simply "Author profile")

Laura wrote: "Brenda, I'm amazed. How many books have you read in total this year? I take it you don't exclusively read Aussies (though it's not like you'd run out of options).

Well done. You've set the bar p..."

Thanks Laura:) I have read 62 books so far this year! About to start #63!!

Laura wrote: "This morning I reached Claytons Matilda Level


Theft: A Love Story by Peter Carey
The Happy Life: The Search for Contentment in the Modern World by ..."

Well done Laura!! Keep going to the next level ;)

Thanks Laura, for asking Carmel that question, because I was thinking the same thing. I have read a lot of authors who aren't 'goodreads authors' just 'authors'..

Brenda wrote: "I have finished my 12 books (TRUE BLUE LEVEL)....see message #2....I have a few more listed which I will probably read..at least some of them anyway, seeing as we have a few months of the year left!"

Very impressive, Brenda. We're not even half way through the year. I think you need to go for Streuth! level to challenge yourself.